Kay,

Those of us who never make it to mania and who are always slightly depressed even on good days, do not aim for perfection. A more or less "good enough" day is good enough.

On days that I do not have to be at work, waking up sleepy from meds is o.k.
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That's good that you are getting help with the Gabapentin.

I remember years ago I used to take my "night" meds at two different times in order to avoid the waking up sleepy for the work day that started at 7:15 a.m.

I took the Tricyclic antidepressant at 5:00 p.m. in the afternoon and the other "sleep meds" 9:00 p.m. for example.

The 5:00 p.m. dose somewhat worked.

M